BrooklynVegan’s Top 50 Albums of 2017
From Perfume Genius to Kendrick Lamar to Power Trip to Julien Baker, here are our 50 favorite albums of 2017.
Published: December 22, 2017 23:30
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | DAMN. | Kendrick Lamar | Apr-14-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #2 | Ctrl | SZA | Jun-09-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #3 | MASSEDUCTION | St. Vincent | Oct-13-2017, Art Pop |
| #4 | Slowdive | Slowdive | May-05-2017, Dream Pop |
| #5 | american dream | LCD Soundsystem | Oct-06-2017, Dance-Punk |
| #6 | Turn Out the Lights | Julien Baker | Oct-27-2017, Singer-Songwriter |
| #7 | Nightmare Logic | Power Trip | Feb-24-2017, Thrash Metal |
| #8 | Pleasure | Feist | Apr-28-2017, Singer-Songwriter |
| #9 | No Shape | Perfume Genius | May-05-2017, Art Pop |
| #10 | No Mountains In Manhattan | Wiki | Aug-25-2017, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #11 | Stranger in the Alps | Phoebe Bridgers | Sep-22-2017, Indie Folk |
| #12 | SATURATION | BROCKHAMPTON | Jun-09-2017, Pop Rap |
| #13 | Capacity | Big Thief | Jun-09-2017, Indie Rock |
| #14 | Big Fish Theory | Vince Staples | Jun-23-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #15 | Life After Youth | Land of Talk | May-19-2017, Indie Rock |
| #16 | Party | Aldous Harding | May-19-2017, Contemporary Folk |
| #17 | Sleep Well Beast | The National | Sep-08-2017, Indie Rock |
| #18 | Crack-Up | Fleet Foxes | Jun-16-2017, Progressive Folk |
| #19 | Smidley | Smidley | May-26-2017, Indie Rock |
| #20 | A Crow Looked at Me | Mount Eerie | Mar-24-2017, Singer-Songwriter |
| #21 | Plunge | Fever Ray | Oct-27-2017, Electropop |
| #22 | Melodrama | Lorde | Jun-16-2017, Synthpop |
| #23 | The Nashville Sound | Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit | Jun-16-2017, Americana |
| #24 | Aromanticism | Moses Sumney | Sep-22-2017, Art Pop |
| #25 | The Dusk In Us | Converge | Nov-03-2017, Metalcore |
| #26 | Process | Sampha | Feb-03-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #27 | Take Me Apart | Kelela | Oct-06-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #28 | Laila’s Wisdom | Rapsody | Sep-22-2017, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #29 | Rest | Charlotte Gainsbourg | Nov-17-2017, Art Pop |
| #30 | EP2 | Yaeji | Nov-03-2017, Ambient House |
| #31 | Nothing Feels Natural | Priests | Jan-27-2017, Post-Punk |
| #32 | Soft Sounds from Another Planet | Japanese Breakfast | Jul-14-2017, Dream Pop |
| #33 | Lust For Life | Lana Del Rey | Jul-21-2017, Alt-Pop |
| #34 | From A Room: Volume 1 | Chris Stapleton | May-05-2017, Contemporary Country |
| #35 | The OOZ | King Krule | Oct-13-2017, Art Rock |
| #36 | Prince of Tears | Baxter Dury | Oct-27-2017, Indie Pop |
| #37 | Not Even Happiness | Julie Byrne | Jan-12-2017, Contemporary Folk |
| #38 | After Laughter | Paramore | May-12-2017, New Wave |
| #39 | Preservation | Nadia Reid | Mar-03-2017, Singer-Songwriter |
| #40 | Painted Ruins | Grizzly Bear | Aug-18-2017, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #41 | Fin | Syd | Feb-03-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #42 | Utopia | Björk | Nov-24-2017, Art Pop |
| #43 | Relatives In Descent | Protomartyr | Sep-29-2017, Post-Punk |
| #44 | Kelly Lee Owens | Kelly Lee Owens | Mar-24-2017, Ambient Pop |
| #45 | PACKS | Your Old Droog | Mar-10-2017, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #46 | Hug Of Thunder | Broken Social Scene | Jul-07-2017, Indie Rock |
| #47 | 4eva Is A Mighty Long Time | Big K.R.I.T. | Oct-27-2017, Southern Hip Hop |
| #48 | Apocalipstick | Cherry Glazerr | Jan-20-2017, Indie Rock |
| #49 | ALL-AMERIKKKAN BADA$$ | Joey Bada$$ | Apr-07-2017, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #50 | I Love You Like a Brother | Alex Lahey | Oct-06-2017, Power Pop |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | DAMN. | Kendrick Lamar | Album, Apr-14-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #2 | Ctrl | SZA | Album, Jun-09-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #3 | MASSEDUCTION | St. Vincent | Album, Oct-13-2017, Art Pop |
| #4 | Slowdive | Slowdive | Album, May-05-2017, Dream Pop |
| #5 | american dream | LCD Soundsystem | Album, Oct-06-2017, Dance-Punk |
| #6 | Turn Out the Lights | Julien Baker | Album, Oct-27-2017, Singer-Songwriter |
| #7 | Nightmare Logic | Power Trip | Album, Feb-24-2017, Thrash Metal |
| #8 | Pleasure | Feist | Album, Apr-28-2017, Singer-Songwriter |
| #9 | No Shape | Perfume Genius | Album, May-05-2017, Art Pop |
| #10 | No Mountains In Manhattan | Wiki | Album, Aug-25-2017, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #11 | Stranger in the Alps | Phoebe Bridgers | Album, Sep-22-2017, Indie Folk |
| #12 | SATURATION | BROCKHAMPTON | Album, Jun-09-2017, Pop Rap |
| #13 | Capacity | Big Thief | Album, Jun-09-2017, Indie Rock |
| #14 | Big Fish Theory | Vince Staples | Album, Jun-23-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #15 | Life After Youth | Land of Talk | Album, May-19-2017, Indie Rock |
| #16 | Party | Aldous Harding | Album, May-19-2017, Contemporary Folk |
| #17 | Sleep Well Beast | The National | Album, Sep-08-2017, Indie Rock |
| #18 | Crack-Up | Fleet Foxes | Album, Jun-16-2017, Progressive Folk |
| #19 | Smidley | Smidley | Album, May-26-2017, Indie Rock |
| #20 | A Crow Looked at Me | Mount Eerie | Album, Mar-24-2017, Singer-Songwriter |
| #21 | Plunge | Fever Ray | Album, Oct-27-2017, Electropop |
| #22 | Melodrama | Lorde | Album, Jun-16-2017, Synthpop |
| #23 | The Nashville Sound | Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit | Album, Jun-16-2017, Americana |
| #24 | Aromanticism | Moses Sumney | Album, Sep-22-2017, Art Pop |
| #25 | The Dusk In Us | Converge | Album, Nov-03-2017, Metalcore |
| #26 | Process | Sampha | Album, Feb-03-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #27 | Take Me Apart | Kelela | Album, Oct-06-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #28 | Laila’s Wisdom | Rapsody | Album, Sep-22-2017, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #29 | Rest | Charlotte Gainsbourg | Album, Nov-17-2017, Art Pop |
| #30 | EP2 | Yaeji | EP, Nov-03-2017, Ambient House |
| #31 | Nothing Feels Natural | Priests | Album, Jan-27-2017, Post-Punk |
| #32 | Soft Sounds from Another Planet | Japanese Breakfast | Album, Jul-14-2017, Dream Pop |
| #33 | Lust For Life | Lana Del Rey | Album, Jul-21-2017, Alt-Pop |
| #34 | From A Room: Volume 1 | Chris Stapleton | Album, May-05-2017, Contemporary Country |
| #35 | The OOZ | King Krule | Album, Oct-13-2017, Art Rock |
| #36 | Prince of Tears | Baxter Dury | Album, Oct-27-2017, Indie Pop |
| #37 | Not Even Happiness | Julie Byrne | Album, Jan-12-2017, Contemporary Folk |
| #38 | After Laughter | Paramore | Album, May-12-2017, New Wave |
| #39 | Preservation | Nadia Reid | Album, Mar-03-2017, Singer-Songwriter |
| #40 | Painted Ruins | Grizzly Bear | Album, Aug-18-2017, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #41 | Fin | Syd | Album, Feb-03-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #42 | Utopia | Björk | Album, Nov-24-2017, Art Pop |
| #43 | Relatives In Descent | Protomartyr | Album, Sep-29-2017, Post-Punk |
| #44 | Kelly Lee Owens | Kelly Lee Owens | Album, Mar-24-2017, Ambient Pop |
| #45 | PACKS | Your Old Droog | Album, Mar-10-2017, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #46 | Hug Of Thunder | Broken Social Scene | Album, Jul-07-2017, Indie Rock |
| #47 | 4eva Is A Mighty Long Time | Big K.R.I.T. | Album, Oct-27-2017, Southern Hip Hop |
| #48 | Apocalipstick | Cherry Glazerr | Album, Jan-20-2017, Indie Rock |
| #49 | ALL-AMERIKKKAN BADA$$ | Joey Bada$$ | Album, Apr-07-2017, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #50 | I Love You Like a Brother | Alex Lahey | Album, Oct-06-2017, Power Pop |